Daily Thoughts

2/1/2026 The campaign continues, made some contacts on 1/31/2026 and will follow up on Monday. Hopefully, I won’t be disappointed. I am still waiting for those individuals that I met a few weeks ago to get in touch regarding taking photos. I will contact NSCC and see if there are any students willing to create…

It has been a while since I last made a comment about my campaign. I picked up my petition on January 9th, and I hope to turn it in no later than February 15th. I am still getting positive encouragement when I visit the rural counties. Another female veteran has picked up a petition, so…

I finally made it to Lewis County, and the people were amazing. I am looking forward to returning very soon. I was encouraged to continue my campaign. I have to contact some of the individuals that I met, will do that early next week. Although, I may not win the Primary, I will continue to…

Well, the voter list from Lewis County was free, and Davidson County was $75. I sent out 14 letters today. I will be going live on Saturday, October 25th.

I spoke for about two minutes at the 2025 DCDP Honors Dinner. I also found out that I need to visit each county election commission to obtain voter lists. I wonder why no one told me that. I am finding out that the people who I thought would have encouraged me have been mute. I…

I have been to numerous events over the past month, and a lot of life has gotten in the way. Today was the first day that depression would not let me move. I did not make it to church, nor did I make it to Columbia to bowl. I attended an event on Saturday evening;…

It has been two months since I announced my campaign for TN-D05. I am somewhat disappointed by the lack of encouragement from people that I know or associate with. My focus is on getting my name out to the public and facial recognition. I will begin to ask for donations once I submit my qualifying…

If anyone views this link, please donate to my political campaign. I can be reached at my temporary email address of joyceneal43@gmail.com or cell 6154987925.

I attended a local political event on May 22nd. The majority of local government elected officials attended, and I saw a few people I recognized. However, the host of the event did not make me feel welcome. I stayed for about 45 minutes. I also attended a political protest on May 26th. I met some…

I read that I must file a Statement of Candidacy. I completed that form. I now have to read up on a Treasurer report that has a cutoff date of 20 May 2025. I have taken on a load, but it is too late to turn back now. Someone recommended that I contact Maryam, who…